Contra Costa Community College District
Counselor (POOL) (Temporary)
Contra Costa Community College District, Oregon, Illinois, United States, 61061
Description of Position
The Los Medanos Counseling department is creating a pool of counselors to provide direct counseling services and teach counseling classes. This job posting is for Adjunct General Counselor/Instructor for positions available that may begin in the current semester that will offer services in person at the Pittsburg Campus and Brentwood Center. The Counseling Department’s hours of operation are Monday-Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Friday 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Finalists will be required to complete 8 hours of training prior to the start of their assignment.Duties and Responsibilities
In addition to contractual duties for this position which will include counseling and program coordination, all faculty are expected to participate actively in their disciplines, in their departmental activities and in the general intellectual life and governance of the college. Part of the counseling assignment may be in the evening program. Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:1. assisting students with decision-making and the exploration of their educational, career, and personal goals;2. working with students to develop educational plans;3. adhering to the schedule that has been developed with the Department Chairpersons, which may include individual student appointments, drop-in assignments, workshops, and weekend and/or evening assignments;4. collaborating with instructional faculty in support of the goals of the institution;5. participating in the college governance process, including attendance at all department and division meetings, and serve on college wide committees;6. promoting the philosophy that integrates counseling and mentoring to support student learning;7. participating in required training and activities such as conferences, regional meetings, outreach, orientations for students, community activities & social/cultural events, field trips, mentorship, advisory groups, etc.;8. participating in professional development activities, both departmental and college-wide;9. creating a positive environment that provides students with the support/motivation likely to enable them to transfer;10. maintaining current knowledge of counseling techniques and other effective student support intervention strategies;11. engaging in outreach targeting feeder high schools and community groups;12. maintaining appropriate standards of professional conduct and ethics;13. performing other related duties as assigned.Minimum Requirements
EOPS Counseling:Master’s degree in counseling, rehabilitation counseling, clinical psychology, counseling psychology, guidance counseling, educational counseling, social work or career development, or the equivalent. EOPS counselors hired after October 24, 1987, shall:(1) Have completed a minimum of nine semester units of college course work predominantly relating to ethnic minorities or persons handicapped by language, social or economic disadvantagesOR (2) Have completed six semester units or the equivalent of a college-level counseling practicum or counseling field-work courses in a community college EOPS program, or in a program dealing predominantly with ethnic minorities or persons handicapped by language, social or economic disadvantagesAND In addition, an EOPS counselor hired after October 24, 1987, shall have two years of occupational experience in work relating to ethnic minorities or persons handicapped by language, social or economic disadvantagesCounseling:Master’s in counseling, rehabilitation counseling, clinical psychology, counseling psychology, guidance counseling, educational counseling, social work, career development, marriage and family therapy or marriage, family and child counseling, OR the equivalent(NOTE: A bachelor’s degree in one of the listed degrees and a license as a Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) is an alternative qualification for this discipline.)
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The Los Medanos Counseling department is creating a pool of counselors to provide direct counseling services and teach counseling classes. This job posting is for Adjunct General Counselor/Instructor for positions available that may begin in the current semester that will offer services in person at the Pittsburg Campus and Brentwood Center. The Counseling Department’s hours of operation are Monday-Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Friday 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Finalists will be required to complete 8 hours of training prior to the start of their assignment.Duties and Responsibilities
In addition to contractual duties for this position which will include counseling and program coordination, all faculty are expected to participate actively in their disciplines, in their departmental activities and in the general intellectual life and governance of the college. Part of the counseling assignment may be in the evening program. Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:1. assisting students with decision-making and the exploration of their educational, career, and personal goals;2. working with students to develop educational plans;3. adhering to the schedule that has been developed with the Department Chairpersons, which may include individual student appointments, drop-in assignments, workshops, and weekend and/or evening assignments;4. collaborating with instructional faculty in support of the goals of the institution;5. participating in the college governance process, including attendance at all department and division meetings, and serve on college wide committees;6. promoting the philosophy that integrates counseling and mentoring to support student learning;7. participating in required training and activities such as conferences, regional meetings, outreach, orientations for students, community activities & social/cultural events, field trips, mentorship, advisory groups, etc.;8. participating in professional development activities, both departmental and college-wide;9. creating a positive environment that provides students with the support/motivation likely to enable them to transfer;10. maintaining current knowledge of counseling techniques and other effective student support intervention strategies;11. engaging in outreach targeting feeder high schools and community groups;12. maintaining appropriate standards of professional conduct and ethics;13. performing other related duties as assigned.Minimum Requirements
EOPS Counseling:Master’s degree in counseling, rehabilitation counseling, clinical psychology, counseling psychology, guidance counseling, educational counseling, social work or career development, or the equivalent. EOPS counselors hired after October 24, 1987, shall:(1) Have completed a minimum of nine semester units of college course work predominantly relating to ethnic minorities or persons handicapped by language, social or economic disadvantagesOR (2) Have completed six semester units or the equivalent of a college-level counseling practicum or counseling field-work courses in a community college EOPS program, or in a program dealing predominantly with ethnic minorities or persons handicapped by language, social or economic disadvantagesAND In addition, an EOPS counselor hired after October 24, 1987, shall have two years of occupational experience in work relating to ethnic minorities or persons handicapped by language, social or economic disadvantagesCounseling:Master’s in counseling, rehabilitation counseling, clinical psychology, counseling psychology, guidance counseling, educational counseling, social work, career development, marriage and family therapy or marriage, family and child counseling, OR the equivalent(NOTE: A bachelor’s degree in one of the listed degrees and a license as a Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) is an alternative qualification for this discipline.)
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